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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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